New Toys
Posted in Computers on 18th June 2004
Lots of new toys means lots of learning, and too little time. Despite some concerns people have expressed about Linux being "ready for the desktop", thankfully, things seem a lot simpler than they have been in the past. You have to wonder if another rather more popular operating system is...
Another Plastic Disaster
Posted in Railways on 12th June 2004
Its been an unlucky week in lots of ways, today sort of summed it up. Since next week the Filton Abbey Wood diversions begin again making an early connection Cardiff tricky, I decided today I'd have another crack at the Fishguard Harbour haulage. I'd managed to determine that it was...
The Truth Slips from Sloping Shoulders
Posted in Updates on 11th June 2004
Once again, work confounds and unsettles me. I had another bout of the 'you don't do much' or 'you're not as stressed as your colleagues' commentary today. As I later mentioned to a colleague - I'd be less bothered if these people had an inkling of the things I'm involved...